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muellershewrote.com • 1 day ago

This was news before the election. But no one was covering it.

Reposted from Kyle Griffin

Trump's new tariffs will hit lower-income households the hardest. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...

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vixcole.bsky.social•1 day ago

pcsherry.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump made it clear.
"I don't care"

teddyz56.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm befuddled, amazed, and also humored by all these MAGA/misfits that are still clinging to him. 90% of these idiots are in the lower income/lower education brackets. They stand to lose their jobs, houses, cars, everything thanks to the orange menace but they stand by him like he's God Almighty.

ruprecht-monkeeboy.bsky.social•1 day ago

And the lions share of those demographics is - Red States.

kittypurr1.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Dinner time at an American lower income household during the leadership of donOLD, "the tariff man"

bakersdozen2go.bsky.social•1 day ago

Legacy Media too busy doing damage control for 1600.

jenniekstone.bsky.social•1 day ago

And good luck at food pantries since they lost federally assisted farm buyback programs delivering food to them.

olderthandirt.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have lost faith in the news media. They are just after ratings and the money generated by ratings.

tjg79.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course they will hit the most vulnerable the hardest. He will once again piss on his core supporters and call it rain. And they will believe it.

thedo0dah62.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m so woke, I voted for the candidate that had plans to help them.

They have the idiot they voted for…sorry, not sorry now.

hw-48.bsky.social•1 day ago

Low-income people are naively vulnerable to promised sweet nothings. They bought in the orange whisperer's fear mongering that only he can protect them from rapists and robbers. The sexual predator and thief who was invited into their homes is now stripping them down and taking them to the cleaners.

jabbajoe.bsky.social•1 day ago

Every thing Trump and Musk have done, and will do, is aimed at making life more difficult for low income Americans. It's almost like they only want the middle and upper classes to survive his regime.

fowwestbunny.bsky.social•1 day ago

well, what are the actual goods? it's almost as if they don't want us to know until it's too late.

tljcourier.bsky.social•1 day ago

Please donate to your local food pantries.

joedemocracy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good News and Bad News

Good:
The great transfer of wealth we had hoped for back before the election, is finally happening.

Bad:
Unfortunately our plans for a one way street headed south, were hijacked by fools who turned them upside down.

Just tariff-ying.

lynnvar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everything hits the lower income homes the hardest. Magas not excluded.☹️

cheezdhippt.bsky.social•1 day ago

I imagine there are quite a few households that simply can't afford the extra $300+/mo on the things they need to survive.

What is the cost of this additional poverty?

Is the intent of the current administration to ignore the people dying in the street?

kathologist.bsky.social•1 day ago

Like ruzzia, no strong middle class: debtholes lead to incarceration and slave labor. GEO corp can't WAIT for the fallout.

jjbrainstorm.bsky.social•1 day ago

That would have been bad for Trump and the white men that own and run the media, couldn't let the smart brown lady win.

decker2000.bsky.social•1 day ago

As they were meant to. Obviously he loves the pain...for others

obregonia.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, people are literally going to die because they have to choose between medicine and food and childcare and utilities.

passonx.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm guessing most are MAGAts. I say bring it!

#FAFO

For those who aren't, I am so very sorry.

kinlika.bsky.social•1 day ago

'no one was covering it'

Well, no one covered
'tomorrows sunrise'
either

And we knew that was a guaranteed certainty too

Maybe thats why no one covered it....

jackapoo.bsky.social•1 day ago

we r already hurting and musk defunded lots of food banks

rmz1961.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's his plan. He wants people to die. He hates the disabled. He thinks their a drain on society. He hates the poor, elderly, infirm & people w/ brown skin.Why we're not addressing this reality, I don't know. We need to help each other make plans for how we are going to survive this administration.

morgn18.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

donotpanic2024.bsky.social•1 day ago

I heard it, but the maga cult wasn’t listening

traciesocial.bsky.social•1 day ago

No MSM was covering it. I heard and read about it all over indie media long before the election.

moderatelyangry.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well yeah because the “liberal media” was attacking the democrats 24/7.

anneeller.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump doesn't care about lower income households. He cares only about himself.

urbanslaugther.bsky.social•1 day ago

EXACTLY

politesun.bsky.social•1 day ago

The press and activists did cover it. Not many paid enough attention.

That’s why I left. Too much apathy, lack of interest in anything other than TikTok shutting down, half the country not caring if the us became an authoritarian state. The US as I knew it died in Nov. 24.

tallphoenix.bsky.social•1 day ago

😞

david-stone.bsky.social•1 day ago

Around 75 - 80 % of Walmart's shelves hold Made In China products.

ellenahzulu.bsky.social•1 day ago

I recently read an article oh about a month ago that Walmart was strong-arming its Chinese suppliers to absorb tariff costs. I imagine that now they wouldn't agree to anything further of the sort.

david-stone.bsky.social•1 day ago

I believe they were asking for 10%. Now that even wouldn't cut it.

lupogato.bsky.social•1 day ago

Walmert is going to be the Magat's
new Whole Paycheck.

qutemommee.bsky.social•1 day ago

You would think they took this as an attack on their business model...

oddmediapro.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Trump tariffs are basically another massive wealth transfer to the rich

jhmehta.bsky.social•1 day ago

It would be interesting to know how many of Trump’s cult are being affected by his tariffs. It’s the fence sitters who believed a liar that the cost of living would be lowered on Day 1 and got him over the line. America is caught in a vice NOT
LIBERATED.

kevdewd.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s why the mother fuck3ers don’t care!

vero1986.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump admits to purposely crashing the market in wild chess move
US President fucking idiot Trump appeared to endorse the video he reposted to his Truth Social platform today, which is titled "Trump is purposefully crashing the market.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-crashing-market-video-34995695?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

itguy1138.bsky.social•1 day ago

Like many many many other things 🤬 nbc. Didn't even have the entire interview with Biden and Holt where Biden said why aren't you covering the other guy for the lies he tells. Holt tried to say they were and Biden called them out on it. ended biden said call me if you actually want to talk policy

thelumpybunny.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, but here is the thing: No one cares about poor people. Even poor people don't vote to support themselves.

redwingfla.bsky.social•1 day ago

Something something cackling something woke something Biden’s old something.

raventerp1.bsky.social•1 day ago

qua12.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump thinks US billionaires will buy the cheapened US assets, he's wrong the billionaires will take the money out of the US❤️

anarchistactual.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Tariffs are a smoke-screen. Document all the laws broken and Republican Party members complicity.

EVIDENCE FOR THE HANGMAN!

nypotter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who is the “hangman”, and where the f*ck is he already?! I’d think if there were a hangman we would have seen him already, unless, of course, it’s the president himself.

cleojoan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Right wing media didn’t cover it, others did

greatfausto.bsky.social•1 day ago

Democrats should’ve made a stronger argument in conservative districts.. might’ve tipped the balance in a few… instead they blew a billion $ on swing states and still lost because they talk over people’s heads

qutemommee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wouldn't have mattered because conservative voters have always used their negative biases on race, class, gender & religion to influence their vote. They aren't rational. They vote out of fear that only their community and finances will be harmed and vote for policies that will actively harm others.

realgirlvibes.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s a scam he’s trying to wipe us out so we crumble and rely on his tyrannical government. It won’t happen. MAGA you’re chumps and this is what you got. Feel the pain you idiots

visiblemusic.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everything's more expensive, but at least we have less money.

hankusmc.bsky.social•1 day ago

I believe the legacy media did thoroughly cover it and debate it - the news was withheld by FOX "News" and the other MAGA media.

infiniteviews.bsky.social•1 day ago

One of our local charities put this out about a week ago 😔 They help with everything from food to financial assistance to those in need. It breaks my heart to see this. I am sure all community food banks are in the same situation and pray that this can be fixed soon. 🙏

chiffonelle29.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fuck the MSM

icestation151.bsky.social•23 hours ago

It's not real to MAGA until the right-wing media machine says it it. Many in MAGA are low-income but they believes Trump's actions will never affect them and there's squat-all media coverage of disillusioned MAGA members. Even though they're out there.

yesthisisreallife.bsky.social•1 day ago

mlco.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Tariffs are hugely regressive taxes

No need for a Nobel prize to know that

The proportion of consumption on total income is higher for low earners

Hence tariffs hit them the most

Tariffs are paid by consumers

belnot.bsky.social•1 day ago

🔔🚨🚨🚨🔔
TRUMP & ALL OF THEM HAVE ALREADY MADE KILLINGS ! WHY SAFE THEM! THE KILLING WILL GO ON IF THEY ALL ARE & STAY IN POWER! THEY DO NOT HAVE MERCY WITH NO ONE! WHY DO WE NEED TO HAVE MERCY!
share near far wide much 👇👇👇

xaoslorderie61.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Rich white men only in Cheetomurica.

justjoanie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Poorest red states. Which are the 10 poorest states in the United States

priceawolowitz.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Our Federal tax code is progressive. That means the lower economic people pay less than the higher economic people. Flat taxes (social security/medicare tax), tariffs, sales tax, and VAT tax are all non-progressive and hit the lower economic rung the hardest. Consolidation of wealth and power.

tdm15.bsky.social•1 day ago

And many in this low income group voted for felon47!

tamlwd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Foodbanks are going to be pretty lean. Hard times ahead.

suzannedspain.bsky.social•1 day ago

Horrific thing to do to struggling families!

brklyn1984.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly! Click bait

annieoak15.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump is so dumb that he probably thinks the foreign countries pay him the tariff/tax. So dumb he doesn’t know USA importers Pay the Trump tariffs 💰 and pass their cost to American consumers. And we’ll pay more in Sales Taxes because of higher prices.

qutemommee.bsky.social•1 day ago

He's not dumb. He's cruel, and the Republican party is afraid of him.

kimberleelynn.bsky.social•1 day ago

Because they didn't think Trump was serious.

mom1023.bsky.social•1 day ago

As usual

alexis8.bsky.social•1 day ago

Your responsibility that you ignored @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com!

itstygrey.bsky.social•1 day ago

People aren’t even taking to full price increase into account either. Everyone involved with getting that product from the port to your home will have a higher cost impact to maintain their margins. I believe many things could easily double in price. The things that were $2 gonna be $4.

tatianar312.bsky.social•1 day ago

It was a deliberate and orchestrated effort not to cover the damage a Trump presidency would have on lower income households. They wanted Trump.

comen-tator.bsky.social•1 day ago

I heard lots of people explaining that the tariff proposal would be a hugely regressive tax which would therefore hurt the lower income people the most ever since trump started talking about it ...
Only the 'big business' media outlets were light in their coverage!
You know - broligarch controlled!

qutemommee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Or... everyone assumed lower income.meant black folks and thought, "Oh well, not our problem." AMERICA is finally realizing that low income also means white people... a LOT more white people than the entire black population (poor,middle class, wealthy) in the US.

guyisnuts.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/04/first-lawsuit-filed-against-trumps-tariffs-00273646

Need some lawsuits to stop the dictator wannabe

jaywilliams.pro•1 day ago

Because the Media would rather have clicks and likes

Than tell the truth

mynameisnotjoe.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Trump tariffs = national sales tax.

humanity101.bsky.social•1 day ago

Indeed ✔️
However, one hears that a certain Mr Pootin is celebrating 🎉

bromine-cocktail.bsky.social•1 day ago

they didn't cover this, and it seemed like they never explained that the way trump explains tariffs is completely wrong... it's so confusing

qutemommee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Cheato was saying this during the elextion CYCLE, and everyone said nahhh he won't do that. But they FORGOT the propaganda machine that was tilted against the intellectual crowds. No one believed the smart money guys when they sounded the alarm. And they did bc I watched the interviews🫠

bugtussle.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well he hates poor people!

buzzgrambo.bsky.social•1 day ago

We tried to warn them.

tcaval.bsky.social•1 day ago

Low income people voted for him because they felt like they had nothing to lose. Sad.

climbin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is it some law or change with economic policy? If yes, then it hits us commoners the hardest every time.

themelwestbrook.bsky.social•1 day ago

Cruelty is part of the brand.

phebe276.bsky.social•1 day ago

🆘🆘AMERICA🆘🆘

IT IS TIME TO DEFEND OUR LIVES BY ANY MEANS!
We cannot let someone like Trump and his criminal entourage :
•END OUR DEMOCRACY
•DESTROY OUR COUNTRY
•DESTROY OUR LIVES

ARTICLE 25 NOW

#RemoveTrumpAndHisThugsTODAY‼️

☎️👊🇺🇸🗽

rpaige502.bsky.social•1 day ago

1 Tbsp mayonnaise =1 egg

coca-ebola.bsky.social•1 day ago

justicedntmatters.bsky.social•1 day ago

sistercs4him.bsky.social•1 day ago

😢😥😭😞

00dad.bsky.social•1 day ago

Duh!

dianad617.bsky.social•22 hours ago

There was a report that 45’s response to COVID was motivated by the fact that communities of color were disproportionately impacted. Is this more of the same?

mbellermann.bsky.social•1 day ago

And it has nothing to do with trade policy. It's a national consumption tax in disguise. Thiel, Musk, et al. like regressive taxes but know Congress can't pass them, so this is the backdoor way.

greypony25.bsky.social•1 day ago

More homeless people from this terrorists. He’s garbage.

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